Games for Windows Live copy protection is utilized for the title, accompanied with a one-time online key activation. Online distribution services Steam and Origin are currently taking pre-orders, who are joined by GameFly, GamersGate and GameStop. European retailers, meanwhile, will feature a physical retail version.

Capcom has promised that downloadable content will not be locked onto the disk, which was exactly the case for the fighter's console versions. Patches will instead be delivered that offer the content as they become completed for the PC. The patches are free while the game's paid content are at first locked. Players will have to purchase an unlock key to gain access to the premium content.

The controversial publisher also stated the only aspects differentiating the PC and console versions are full screen mode, support for various resolutions, a benchmark tool and keyboard support. While there is no DirectX 11 support, NVidia's 3D vision is compatible on the PC version.

Street Fighter X Tekken is due for a release on PC come May 11th in North America and 14th in Europe.